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- Nirvana: 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' (1991) The emergence of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" as a top-10 pop hit remains one of the most dramatic events in 1990s pop music.
- Los Del Rio: 'Macarena' (1993) Today, most people regard "Macarena" as having been ridiculously overplayed, a quirky relic for wedding reception dances only.
- Boyz II Men: 'End of the Road' (1992) While their swiftly growing group of adoring fans waited for a second album, Boyz II Men recorded this ballad for the soundtrack to the Eddie Murphy film "Boomerang."
- Elton John: 'Candle in the Wind 1997' (1997) The summer of 1997 came to a tragic close when Princess Diana died in a horrific car accident. The attention of the world was riveted on her funeral, and Elton John reworked his song "Candle in the Wind" for the occasion.
Sep 27, 2022 · The tracks that defined the ’90s, including Björk, Biggie, Mariah, Bikini Kill, Aaliyah, 2Pac, and many, many more. One of the great joys of listening to music in the ’90s was then being able ...
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- Fuzzy, “Flashlight” (1994) Out of nowhere and soon to return, quasi-grunge kids from Boston with exactly one perfect song in them: a sad girl singing barely comprehensible words about a flashlight and feeling her way around in the dark.
- Britney Spears, “Sometimes” (1999) Britney's second hit – in other words, her first comeback hit. Nobody really expected the "…Baby, One More Time" girl to last all the way to the spring of 1999, but "Sometimes" was the Total Request Live jam that proved this girl was here to stay and the prototype for a new breed of pop star.
- The Offspring, “Self Esteem” (1994) Just another bunch of Orange County hardcore dudes going megaplatinum with a ditty about masochism. "I may be dumb, but I'm not a dweeb" remains relevant, unless of course you do happen to be a dumb dweeb, in which case you're probably the guy in this song.
- Selena, “Fotos y Recuerdos” (1994) The Tejano queen reinvents the Pretenders' "Back on the Chain Gang," translated into Spanish – and it went Top Five on the Billboard Latin charts the week she died.
The best of the 1990s classics, from TLC, Backstreet Boys, Destiny's Child, *NSYNC, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez more.
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Mar 9, 2024 · The 90s music scene wasn’t one to miss! Check out our list of the best songs from the 1990s to relive a decade of hits. ... Top 90s Songs. Hip-hop was growing in popularity, and moving to a much ...
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Mar 3, 2022 · A playlist of the best songs of the 1990s, from grunge to rap, from Britpop to dance, from ska to funk. Discover the iconic anthems, the groundbreaking innovators and the forgotten gems of the decade that shaped music culture.
Jan 13, 2024 · Sam Armstrong. The best 90s songs reveal a simple fact: The decade was a Golden Age for many types of music. Rap and R&B dominated the charts, bringing Black American culture around the world ...
